NBL/GLeague Blog: Futures Market
Player of the Week , SG, Overtime Elite Season Stats: 25.0 PTS, 6.0 REB, 2.7 AST, 47.1 FG% I’m not sure there is a higher riser among NBA prospects than Ian Jackson. Despite not being draft-eligible until 2025, Jackson has garnered the attention of NBA scouts. The 6-foot-5-inch shooting guard has been dominating in Overtime…
NBL/GLeague Blog: Matas Igniting
Player of the Week – Small Forward – G League Ignite Season Stats: 13.3 PTS, 5.6 REB, 1.9 AST, 48.2 FG% Matas Buzelis does not put the small in small forward. Buzelis is a 6-foot-10-inch forward from Chicago. The Lithuanian-American was a 5-star prospect in the class of 2023. Buzelis was Gatorade Boys Basketball Player…
NBL/GLeague Blog: Sarr, Not Sorry
In this “G League Plus” blog, I will cover prospects in the GLeague, the NBL (Australian League), and the Overtime Elite. Player of the Week , C, Perth Wildcats Season Stats: 9.8 PTS, 4.7 REB, 0.8 AST, 50 FG% Alexandre Sarr could very well end up being the first overall pick in this upcoming draft.…
G League Blog
By Derek Bast Player of the Week: Javon Freeman-Liberty, Windy City Bulls The 23-year-old guard out of DePaul was sensational this week, averaging 35 points and seven rebounds over three games for the Bulls. Freeman-Liberty developed into a prolific scorer in his four years in college, split between Valparaiso and DePaul, but it wasn’t enough…
NBA G-League Blog
Player of the Week: Zavier Simpson, Lakeland Magic One of the most efficient college point guards of the last decade is up to his old tricks to start the G-League regular season. Simpson is just fifth on his team in points per game, but an absurd 10.7 assists per game is the best in the…
NBA G-League Blog
By Derek Bast Player of the Week: , Jr., Ontario Clippers Boston earned the Finals MVP at the Winter Showcase as he averaged 29 points on his way to carrying the Clippers to the championship last week. Despite his struggles from beyond the arc, Boston shot 59% from the field and was commonly the best…
G-League Blog
Player of the Week: Jay Scrubb, Lakeland Magic No one predicted Scrubb would hear his name called in the 2020 NBA Draft out of John A. Logan college and just as few predicted his sensational stretch for the Lakeland Magic this week. The third-year guard made 10 of his 14 3-pointers as part of a…
NBA G League Blog
G League Playoffs: Win or Go Home Player of the Week: A name that may not jump off the page, former New Mexico State star, Trevelin Queen has led the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to the number one overall seed in the Western Conference. Named the league MVP in his second season, Queen was an…
NBA G League Blog
Player of the Week Powell has had an up and down journey in the NBA so far. Going undrafted, bouncing in and out of the Westchester Knicks organization, and finally settling on a two way deal with the 76ers during the NBA Covid outbreak, Powell’s journey has been nothing short of abnormal. However, he has…
NBA G League Blog
Break in the Action All Star Weekend: During the last two weeks, the action of the NBA and G-League has slowed in anticipation of the All Star break. A much needed rest for most, this year’s All Star weekend gave the next generation of basketball talent a chance to showcase their skills on a national…
NBA G League Blog
Rising Stars Players of the Week: , , & Last week the NBA announced that Hardy (pictured), Daniels, Henderson & Beauchamp would be invited to attend the All-Star Weekend Rising Stars game and play against the best rookies and sophomores in the NBA. This type of invitation is both a great step forward for the…
NBA G League Blog
Player of the Week: , G League Ignite The G-League Ignite have started their “tour” 1-6, and the team seems to be outmatched in almost every game they have played and continues to struggle to put it all together from both a team and individual standpoint. With that being said, in health and safety protocols…
NBA G League Blog
Player of the Week , Ignite The Ignite played a double header against the Mexico City Capitanes this week, kicking off the “NBA G League Ignite Tour”. In both games, made his presence felt. At only seventeen years old Henderson isn’t eligible to be drafted until the 2023 draft, however, he opted to join the…
NBA G League Blog
Player of the Week [Player Dyson Daniels], Ignite Over his first fourteen games Daniels is averaging 11.3/6.1/4.5 while adding 1.9 SPG and 0.8 BPG. A complete guard that doesn’t need to score to impact the game, Daniels will continue to grow in the upcoming regular season. The Australian scored in double figures in three of…
NBA G League Blog
Player of the Week As the G-League finishes up their showcase, the Ignite are preparing for the regular season and will certainly be using their time in the preseason tournament as a learning experience. Based on the tournament, and how each prospect has developed over the Showcase, our player of the week is Jaden Hardy.…
NBA G League Blog
Player of the Week: Jr., Ignite While the Showcase Cup may not be the premier G-League event the NBA was hoping for, it is allowing the prospects on their Ignite team to get acclimated to the league before the regular season. With each passing game we are continuing to learn more about what each prospect…